Roman Shukhevych
June 30, 1907 – March 5, 1950
Roman Shukhevych
Place of birth	Krakovets, Yavoriv, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
Place of death	Lviv, Ukraine
Allegiance	Ukrainian Insurgent Army Ukrainische Gruppe Nachtigall
Rank	General
Battles/wars	World War II Soviet-Ukrainian conflict

Roman Shukhevych (Ukrainian: Роман Шухевич; also known by his pseudonym Taras Chuprynka) (b. June 30, 1907 — d. March 5, 1950) was a Ukrainian politician and military leader, the leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the day. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Shukhewich. ... Yavoriv (Ukrainian: ), a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine about 50 km west of Lviv. ... There are two well-known places called Galicia: Galicia, one of Spains autonomous communities. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Lemberg redirects here. ... UPA appeal poster. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... A pseudonym (Greek: , pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons legal name. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the day. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... UPA appeal poster. ...

In 1939 Shukhevych headed the Ukrainian group Nachtigall, the battalion of Wehrmacht, manned by Ukrainians. Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols A battalion is a military unit usually consisting of between two and six companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. ... Wehrmacht   (armed forces, literally defence force(s)) was the name of the armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. ...

In October, 1941 Shukhevych became the assistant commander of the 201st battalion of the Ukrainian auxiliary police (German: Schutzmannschaft) which from March 1942 participated in anti-guerrilla operations in Belarus. Non-German cooperation with Nazis during World War II existed in all the countries occupied by Germany during World War 2. ...

From December 1943, Shukhevych was the supreme commander of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. In 1944 he managed to unite Ukrainian organisations in the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council (UHVR). He died in combat with special units of the MVD. Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council (UHVR) was a Ukrainian political organisation formed in July 1944. ... The acronym MVD can stand for: Mitral valve disease, or Mitral regurgitation. ...

Film

He was portrayed by Ukrainian-Canadian actor Grigori Hlady in the Ukrainian film Neskorenyj (The Undefeated). A Ukrainian Canadian is a person of Ukrainian descent or origin who was born in or immigrated to Canada. ...

External links

• Encyclopedia of Ukraine
• IMDb entry